The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-05-14
Medical Association.

Tuesday, May 10, in the Probate court room
in the court house. The first meeting was
called to order at 1890 a, m, by the presi.
dent, DR.. L. p. Cook Of Mendoza, with DR..
J. J. Taylor Of Streator as secretary. The
roll call showed thirteen members present
as follows; Drs. VIM. o. Ensign, of Butler;
Ryburn, Dyer, Stout and DR.. Charity A.
Sanders Of Ottawa; Drs. Dciss, Taylor and
Brownson Of Streator; DR.. c. L. Freeman Of
Leland; DR.. Fogg of Freedom; Dr. Frances
A. Prindle Of Streator. and DR.. L. L. Gothic
of Earlville. During the forenoon several
more medical men came ia, including DR..
ziesing of Peru, who had paper on Basi,
lar Mengiiis. During the forenoon ses'
sion committees on nomination and on men,
bership we're appointed, also a committee
to draft suitable resolutions on the death of
DR.. McArtlin. An amendment to the con.
sitution Of the society was also passed di.
minishing the number necessary for a quo
rum from ten to five. A committee was ap
pointed to look into the matter Of certain
bills now before the State legislature, and to
recoamend to the society what action be
taken upon them by the society. DR.. lie.
sing then read the first paper Of the meet
ing, a treatise upon Basilar Mengitis. AZ
ter the papar was read there was an infor.
NAL discussion Of the subject, in which Drs.
Ensign, Hathaway, Goble, Stout and Dyer
participated. A paper was read by DR.. j. O.,
Harris on the Rapid Production and Uses of
most Heat in disease. After the report Of the
membership committee and the transaction of
some minor business the meeting listened to
a paper by DR.. Ensign upon Position on
Labor" and after some little discussion of
the paper the society adjourned to the Cliff
ton House to dinner.
The afternoon session was called to order
at 2:30 by the president. The first thing
of interest was the report Of the nomina'
ton committee through the chairman, DR.,
Goble. The committee recommended the
society to elect the following officers: Pres.
ident, r. F. Dyer; Vice. President DR.. Prin-
die; Secretary and Treasurer Dr. j. }. Tay-
lor of Streator. Members Of credentials
committee, Drs. f.. p. Cook, of Mendoza;
Putney of Prairie Center and j. j. Wilcox
Of Seneca. The report Of the committee
was accepted and the secretary instructed
to cast the ballot of the society for the above
named gentlemen.
President Cook then called to the chair
Vice President J. ]. Wilcox, and proceeded
to deliver his presidential address. In this
address DR.. Cook touched, among other
things, upon the question Of the extent to
which the medical societies have right to
be heard by the legislature. The medical
profession, he said, were not fitted as a
whole, to be statesmen. But in such affairs
of State as approached the health of the
people, the opinion of the physicians should
be listened to by the legislature.
Hon. DR.. r. +. Dyer asked to interrupt
the order of business to exhibit a case OF
his wonderful recovery after the throat hav-
ing been cut. The patient was the boy Mil
Ter of South Ottawa who attempted suicide
few weeks ago. The treasurer's report
was next in order. The report showed a
lack Of the elegant wherewithal, and an as
sessment of fifty cents was levied upon
the members present, whereupon everybody
came forward nobly with his half dollar.
Dr.. Stout then started to say something
about the national medical congress, but
was called down on the order of business.
A vote was taken making it special order,
and DR.. Stout held forth to the effect that
the national medical society had written to
the society of Ottawa, and that Of La Sale
county, asking financial aid. President
Cook wanted each member to send SO for
membership, but the others present didn't
feel sufficiently flush for that, 50 they voted
an assessment of fifty cents and everybody
came forward again with their four shl!ings
On motion of DR.. Dyer, this assessment was
extended to absent members and the secre
tary instructed to notify them that 1t would
be proper to send fifty cents each. Tie
committee on the legislature bills then rose
and stated in substance, that they had, after
mature reflection arrived at the conclusion
that they didn't know anything about the
bills to speak of. The matter was re.re
ferred to the committee, with time enough
to investigate the matter. A paper was then
read by DR.. Ryburn, of Ottawa, on the
Summer Diseases of Children" His pa
per was most excellent 1t was followed ~
a short discussion. The committee then re
ported on the resolutions on the death Of
Dr. Macarthur, and they were unanimously
adopted as follows:
WHEREAS, Another worthy brother prac-
toner, true gentleman and citizen, de-
voted husband and beloved father has been
removed by death we, the members of the
La Sale county Medical Society, most earn
estly desire to bear testimony of our less
and record the high regard and love we all
entertained for him; therefore
Resolred, That in the death of DR.. Robert
NJ. Macarthur the medical profession of La
Sail county and the State have met with tho